Description The Financial Systems Manager is responsible for managing the administration of the Northwest's key financial systems including General ledger, budget/forecast system (currently Axiom), including all financial statements and statistics, while also reporting for company planning, divisional planning, profitability analysis, cost analysis, budgetary controls, management services, monitoring product performance, forecasting, and completing surveys and reports. The Financial Analyst Manager must generate interest rate risk analysis information and manage 1099 reports. The Financial Analyst Manager will be a key part of the Workday Financial implementation as well as assisting in automating manual processes. Essential Functions * Ensure compliance with third party vendors and total document and data integrity * Manage department workload/workflow * Prepare and analyze statistics * Oversee production of various reports, various reconciliations, ledger management, statements, consolidations, and production * Complete government surveys * Oversee wire templates and large dollar amounts and preparation of annual budget statistics and financial details * Research and improve report data * Accounting representative for Business Continuity Planning * Review new Fundtech users to grant access to wire system * Review AP batches and new vendors for accuracy * Implement improvements to procedures * Develop customer service levels * Maximize technology tools available * Minimize departmental nonpayroll costs Additional Essential Functions * Ensure compliance with Northwest's policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations * Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency * Work as part of a team * Work with on-site equipment Additional Responsibilities * Complete other duties and special projects as requested by management Safety and Health for Supervisors without Direct Reports * Discourage any unsafe work habits by setting a good example for employees by following the required safe work practices as indicated by the safety and loss prevention program * Consistently and fairly enforce safe work practices * Ensure that each employee knows what to do in the event of an emergency QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education Bachelor's Degree Accounting or related degree Work Experience 8 - 12 years Accounting experience 3 - 5 years Customer Service experience General Employee Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities * Ability to establish effective working relationships among team members and participate in solving problems and making decisions * Ability to present and express ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written * Ability to actively listen to what others are saying to achieve understanding, sharing information with others and facilitating the open exchange of ideas and information * Ability to establish courses of action for self to accomplish specific goals, develop and use tracking systems for monitoring own work progress, and effectively use resources such as time and information * Ability to make right decisions based on perceptive and analytical processes, practicing good judgment in gray areas Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to identify existing and potential problems, obtain and evaluate relevant information, identify possible causes of the problems, and suggest an alternativ